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College Reading and Study Skills: International Edition de Kathleen T. McWhorter

College Reading and Study Skills: International Edition

Autor Kathleen T. McWhorter
en Limba Engleză Paperback – oct 2009
Getting the students to reflect on their thinking, College Reading and Study Skills is a college reading and study text depicting reading as a process and providing concise instruction, skill application exercises, and exercises using textbook excerpts to contribute to success in college.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780205767236
ISBN-10: 0205767230
Pagini: 544
Dimensiuni: 216 x 276 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.98 kg
Ediția:11Nouă
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Pearson Education
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States

Cuprins

PART ONE: Building a Foundation for Academic Success
Success Workshops:
    1. Learn Everything You Can in the First Week
    2. Learning About and Using Campus Resources
Chapter 1: Setting Goals and Managing Your Time
Chapter 2: Learning Style and Learning Strategies
Chapter 3: Improving Learning and Memory
Chapter 4: Taking Notes in Class
Chapter 5: Classroom Communication
 
PART TWO: Reading and Thinking Critically
Success Workshops:
    3. Strengthen Your Concentration
    4. Stay Healthy and Manage Stress
Chapter 6: Active Reading Strategies
Chapter 7: Understanding Paragraphs
Chapter 8: Following Thought Patterns
Chapter 9: Evaluating the Author’s Message
Chapter 10: Evaluating Authors' Techniques
Chapter 11: Using Context and Word Parts
Chapter 12: Expanding Your Vocabulary
Chapter 13:Reading and Evaluating Visual and Online Sources
Chapter 14: Reading Other Academic Sources
 
PART THREE: Reading Textbook Chapters and Assignments
Success Workshops:
    5. Get the Most Out of Your Textbooks
    6. Keep A Vocabulary Log
Chapter 15: Textbook Highlighting and Marking
Chapter 16: Methods of Organizing Information
Chapter 17: Sample Textbook Chapter
 
PART FOUR: Strategies for Academic Achievement
Success Workshops:
    7. Polish Your Academic Image
    8. Establish Your Academic Integrity
Chapter 18: Study and Review Strategies
Chapter 19: Preparing for Exams
Chapter 20: Taking Exams
Chapter 21: Improving Your Reading Rate and Flexibility
 
PART FIVE: Thematic Readings
THEME A: Body Adornment
THEME B: Technology and the Internet
THEME C: Controversies in Science
THEME D: Men’s and Women’s Communication (available online only)
 

Caracteristici

  • Students’ learning styles are assessed early to serve as guides for learning and study techniques and as means of modifying their tactics as needed.
  • The strategies presented encourage students to establish their intent to remember, activate prior knowledge, monitor their comprehension, and organize information.
  • Through ample skill application students learn to problem-solve and explore applications through case studies of academic situations.
    • Excerpts from college texts across a range of disciplines provide realistic examples of college textbook reading.
    • Chapter summaries use an interactive question-answer format that encourages students to become more active learners.
    • A multiple choice quick quiz assesses mastery of chapter content and provides students with feedback on their learning.
  • “Success Workshops,” interactive learning experiment designed to engage students, help students learn the chapter content.
  • Athematic mini-reader provides realistic materials on which to apply skills taught in the text and link in-chapter practice exercises and independent application of new techniques in their own textbooks.
  • An acknowledgement of the growing importance of the Internet is seen in Chapter 13 (“Reading and Evaluating Visual and Online Sources”) and “Practicing Your Skills Online” activities at the end of each chapter.
  • Writing-to-learn strategies include paraphrasing, self-testing, outlining, summarizing, mapping, and keeping a learning journal. 

Caracteristici noi

  • Afull-color design will have greater appeal to today’s visually-oriented readers.
  • Thestreamlined organization integrates “Success Workshops” throughout the text and groups chapters into fewer parts.
  • Two newly added chapters add breadth to the instruction and content: Chapter 5: “Classroom Communication” improves students’ communication with their instructors and Chapter 14: “Reading Other Academic Sources” teaches students how to read and evaluate magazines, scholarly journals, and non-fiction and scholarly books.
  • “Building College Success” exercises teach problem-solving strategies in the context of real-life scenarios.
  • “Textbook Application” exercises draw students’ attention to the variety of learning aids offered by textbooks and discuss their use.
  • “Tech Support” boxes provide practical tips for using a computer for studying and learning.
  • The theme "Technology and the Internet” has been added to the thematic readings section.
  • Updated textbook selections for all exercises are also included in this new edition.
  • Support for English Language Learners has been augmented with the following apparatus:
    • “Working with Language”: marginal tips for immediate explanations of unfamiliar words
    • “Getting the Message” exercises: check students’ understanding of sentence meaning
    • “Finishing the Thought” exercises: have students complete sentences to reinforce writing skills
    • “Using New Language” exercises: students write about their own experiences
    • “Playing with Words” exercises: test students’ understanding of vocabulary